GEIR GODAGER

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Projects and Activities

• Sustainable Reconstruction of Ukraine's Health Sector: A Norwegian-Ukrainian Knowledge Project (With Maksym Obrizan)
• The Repercussions of War Violence in Ukraine: Consequences for Mental Health, Substance Abuse and Utilization of Primary Health Care (With Maksym Obrizan and Monika Pompeo)
• The Welfare Consequences of Medical Practice Variation: Implications for Optimal Insurance and Provider Payment (With María José Gil‑Moltó, Arne Risa Hole, and Yana Zykova)
• "Model Based Incidence Rates of Dementia in Norway" (With Abel Sapirstein and Geir Selbæk).
• "Fairness ideals, health state and lifestyle" (With Adrian K. Lysne and Lilia Wasserka-Zhurakovska)
• "Predicting behavior in games with vector payoffs" (Project preregistered at Open Science Framework) (With Ge Ge, Arne Risa Hole and Stephanie Thomas)
• "Imperfect quality competition in regulated health care markets" (with Ge Ge)
• Work in progress on Quantal Response Equilibrium
• International Research Collaborative for Health Economic Experiments - IRECOHEX -
• Norwegian Centre for Health Services Research - NORCHER –

Teaching

PhD Courses

• MF9375 – Choice Modelling in Health
• MF9175 – Bruk av registerdata i helsetjenesteforskning

Master Courses

• HMAN5101 – Ukraine’s healthcare system: history, reconstruction, and reform
• HECON4220 – Paying Providers of Health Care

Bachelor Course

• HØKON3001 – Helseøkonomi 2

Publications

• Hagen, T. P., Godager, G., Kinge, J. M., Aas, E., Berg, O., Gjefsen, H., Hart, R. K., Holte, J. H., Kittelsen, S. A. C., Moger, T. A., Tjerbo, T., Veggeland, F., & Øien, H. (2026): Organisering og finansiering av helsetjenester: En innføring. Fagbokforlaget
• Godager, G., & Hagen, T. P. (2026): Betalingssystemer. In T. P. Hagen, G. Godager, J. M. Kinge, & E. Aas (Eds.), Organisering og finansiering av helse- og omsorgstjenester: En innføring (pp. 39–83). Fagbokforlaget
• Godager, G. (2026): Allmennlegetjenestene. In T. P. Hagen, G. Godager, J. M. Kinge, & E. Aas (Eds.), Organisering og finansiering av helse- og omsorgstjenester: En innføring (pp. 151–176). Fagbokforlaget
• Godager, G., Kaarboe, O., Moger, T. A., & Aars, O. K. (2026): Content matters-Sending emails to ensure appropriate use of laboratory fees. Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics
• Brodeur, A., Mikola, D., Cook, N., Fiala, L., Brailey, T., Briggs, R., de Gendre, A., Dupraz, Y., Gabani, J., Gauriot, R., Haddad, J., Lima, G., Ankel-Peters, J., Dreber, A., Campbell, D., Kattan, L., Marino Fages, D., Mierisch, F., Sun, P., … Strobel, S. (2026): Reproducibility and robustness of economics and political science research. Nature, 652(8108), 151–156.
• Bennett, Schyler Marie; Anthun, Kjartan Sarheim; Bjerkeset, Ottar; Godager, Geir; Bjørngaard, Johan Håkon; Edwards, Christina Hansen (2026): The Effect of General Practitioners’ Sex and Age on Patients’ Healthcare Utilization: A Norwegian Registry Study, Research in Health Services & Regions
• Snilsberg, Øyvind; Tyrihjell, Johannes B.; Godager, Geir (2025): Career duration in general practice: Evidence from Two Decades of Norwegian Registry Data, Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
• Gil-Moltó, Maria José; Hole, Arne Risa; Andersson, Henrik; Godager, Geir (2025): The impact of incentives on valuing health risks, Health Economics, 34(10)
• Kongstad, Line Planck; Damslund, Nicolai; Søndergaard, Jens; Godager, Geir; Olsen, Kim Rose (2025): Do Physicians Respond to Additional Capitation Payments in Mixed Remuneration Schemes?, Health Economics, 34(6)
• Kinge, Jonas Minet; Øien, Henning; Dieleman, Joseph L.; Reme, Bjørn-Atle; Knudsen, Ann Kristin Skrindo; Godager, Geir; Selbæk, Geir; Frich, Jan C; Barış, Enis; Murray, Christopher J. L.; Vollset, Stein Emil (2025): Forecasting total and cause-specific health expenditures for 116 health conditions in Norway, 2022–2050, BMC Medicine, 23(1)
• Delalic, L., M. Grøsland, G. Godager and H. Øien (2024): Continuity of care in general practice in Norway. PLOS ONE 19(7)
• Sten‑Gahmberg, S., K. Pedersen, I.G. Harsheim, H.I. Løyland, Ø. Snilsberg, T. Iversen, G. Godager, E.M. Sæther and B. Abelsen (2024): Pragmatic randomized controlled trial comparing a complex telemedicine-based intervention with usual care in patients with chronic conditions. The European Journal of Health Economics
• Aars, O.K., G. Godager, O. Kaarboe and T.A. Moger (2024): Sending emails to reduce medical costs? The effect of feedback on general practitioners' claiming of fees, Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics
• Aas, E., Godager, G., Hagen, T.P., Häkkinen, U., Karlsson, M., Kittelsen, S., Øien, H., Olsen K.R. (2023): Advancing and Inspiring Health Economics: A Special Issue in Honor of Tor Iversen Nordic Journal of Health Economics
• Aas, E., C.B.H Thorjussen and G. Godager (2023): The Role of Health Status and Social Capital in Cancer Mortality: Insights from Matched Register and Survey Data, Nordic Journal of Health Economics
• Godager, G., H. Hennig-Schmidt, JJ Li, F. Yang and J. Wang (2023): Does gender affect medical decisions? Results from a behavioral experiment with physicians and medical students, Nordic Journal of Health Economics
• Godager, G. (2023): Unwarranted Absence of Variation in Healthcare, Magma forskning og viten Article in Norwegian. An English version (AI-generated) of the manuscript is available here
• Godager, G., A. Scott (2023): Physician behavior and health outcomes, Handbook of Labor, Human Resources and Population Economics (Preprint version)
• Galizzi, MM., G. Godager, J. Li, I. Linnosmaa, T. Tammi, D. Wiesen (2023): Economics of Healthcare Provider Altruism, Handbook of Labor, Human Resources and Population Economics (Preprint version)
• Ge, G., G. Godager and J. Wang (2022): Exploring physician agency under demand-side cost sharing - An experimental approach. Health Economics
• Godager, G., T. Iversen and Ø. Snilsberg (2021): [Article in Norwegian] Betalingsmåter for teamarbeid i primærhelsetjenesten, Michael 28, p100-109
• Ge, Ge and Geir Godager (2021): Predicting strategic medical choices: An application of a quantal response equilibrium choice model, Journal of Choice Modelling Listen to podcast
• Ge, Ge and Geir Godager (2021): Data from an incentivized laboratory experiment on strategic medical choices, Data in brief
• Cheo, R., G. Ge, G. Godager, R. Liu, Q. Wang and J. Wang, (2020): The effect of a mystery shopper scheme on prescribing behavior in primary care: Results from a field experiment, Health Economics Review
• Wang, J., H. Hennig-Schmidt, T. Iversen and G. Godager, (2020): Are patient-regarding preferences stable? Evidence from a laboratory experiment with physicians and medical students from different countries, European Economic Review, 125.
• Godager, G and T. Iversen, (2017): Fastlegen som portvakt, [Article in Norwegian] Michael 14, pp. 43-59
• Godager, G, Heike Hennig-Schmidt, and Tor Iversen, (2016): Does performance disclosure influence physicians' medical decisions? An experimental study, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 131, pp. 36-46
• Godager, G., C.A. Ma og T. Iversen, (2015): Competition, Gatekeeping, and Health Care Access, Journal of Health Economics 39, pp. 159-170
• Godager, G., T. Iversen (2014): Sosial ulikhet i bruk av helsetjenester i Norge, in Botten G.S., J. Frich, T.P. Hagen, T. Iversen and H. Nordby (Eds.), Helsetjenestens nye logikk, Fagbokforlaget [Book chapter in Norwegian], ISBN: 978-82-321-0348-5
• Godager G. and FA Gregersen, (2014): The association between age and mortality related hospital expenditures: Evidence from a national registry, Nordic Journal of Health Economics 2(1)
• Godager, G. and D. Wiesen, (2013): Profit or Patients' Health Benefit? Exploring the Heterogeneity in Physician Altruism, Journal of Health Economics 32(6), pp. 1105-1116
• Melberg, H. O., G. Godager and FA Gregersen, (2013): Sykehusutgifter mot livets slutt, [Article in Norwegian] Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening Nr8, 2013 (Journal of the Norwegian Medical Association)
• Goth, U. S. and G. Godager, (2012): Use of Primary Care Emergency Services in Norway: Impact of Birth Country and Duration of Residence, Nordic Journal of Health Economics
• Godager, G., (2012): Differences in referral rates do not threaten the goal of equity in health care, [Article in Norwegian] Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening Nr3, 2012 (Journal of the Norwegian Medical Association)
• Godager, G., (2012): Birds of a Feather Flock Together: A Study of Doctor-Patient Matching, Journal of Health Economics 31(1), pp. 296-305
• Godager, G., T. Iversen and H. Lurås, (2012): Framtidens betalingssystemer i allmennlegetjenesten, in Melberg, H. O., and L.E. Kjekshus (Eds.), Fremtidens Helse-Norge, Fagbokforlaget [Book chapter in Norwegian], ISBN: 978-82-450-1208-8
• Biørn, E., and G. Godager, (2010): Does Quality Influence Choice of General Practitioner? An Analysis of Matched Doctor-Patient Panel Data, Economic Modelling 27 842-853
• Godager, G. og T. Iversen, (2009): Internasjonal handel med helsetjenester: Vil liberalisering påvirke pasienter og tilbydere i helsesektoren?[Article in Norwegian], Samfunnsøkonomen (Journal of the Norwegian Economic Association) nr 6 2009.
• Godager, G. and H. Lurås, (2009): Dual job holding General Practitioners: The effect of patient shortage, Health Economics, 18(10), s. 1133 - 1145
• Godager, G., C.A. Ma and T. Iversen, (2009): Service motives and profit incentives among physicians, International Journal of Health Care Finance and Economics, 9:1, 39-57
• Godager, G. and T. Iversen, (2004): Hvem bruker retten til fritt sykehusvalg? Resultater fra Samordnet levekårsundersøkelse 2002, [Article in Norwegian] Økonomisk forum nr 4/5 2004 (Journal of the Norwegian Economic Association)

Working Papers

• Zykova, Yana V. and Godager, Geir (2026): Knowing your patient better: a nationwide cohort study of antibiotic prescribing for respiratory tract infections in Norwegian primary care, HERO Working Paper
• Tyrihjell, JB; Godager, G; Pedersen, K; Værnø, SG; Gundersen, MB; Nyen, JE; Iversen, T; Holte, JH; Abelsen, B; Pahle, A; Augestad, LA; Sæther, EM (2024): Evaluering av tiltak i allmennlegetjenesten: Evalueringsrapport III, [Report in Norwegian]
• Galizzi, MM., G. Godager, J. Li, I. Linnosmaa, T. Tammi, D. Wiesen (2023): Economics of Healthcare Provider Altruism, HERO Working Paper 2023:4
• Godager, G., A. Scott (2023): Physician behavior and health outcomes, HERO Working Paper
• Pedersen K, Godager G, Tyrihjell JB, Værnø SG, Gundersen MB, Iversen T, Holte J, Abelsen B, Pahle A, Augestad L, Sæther EM (2023): Evaluering av handlingsplan for allmennlegetjenesten 2020–2024: Evalueringsrapport II, [Report in Norwegian]
• Godager, G., Iversen, T. & Kaarbøe, O. (2022). Kunnskapsoppsummering om erfaringer med innsatsstyrt finansiering (ISF), Helseøkonomisk analyse, rapport 2022:2, [Report in Norwegian]
• Aars, O.K., G. Godager, O. Kaarboe and T.A. Moger (2022): Sending emails to reduce medical costs? The effect of feedback on general practitioners' claiming of fees, HERO Working Paper 2022:1
• Pedersen, K., G Godager, HD Rognlien, JB Tyrihjell, SG Værnø, T Iversen, J Holte, B Abelsen, A Pahle, L Augestad, EM Sæther (2022): Evaluering av handlingsplan for allmennlegetjenesten 2020–2024: Evalueringsrapport I, [Report in Norwegian]
• Godager, G., H. Hennig-Schmidt, JJ Li, F. Yang and J. Wang, (2021): Does gender affect medical decisions? Results from a behavioral experiment with physicians and medical students, HERO Working Paper 2021:1
• Godager, G., T.P. Hagen, and C.B.H. Thorjussen (2021): OMSORG 2050 FRAMSKRIVNING AV OMSORGSBEHOV I KOMMUNENE, [Report in Norwegian] Report 2021:1
• Abelsen, B., G. Godager and T.P. Hagen, (2021): FINANSIERING AV FASTLEGEORDNINGEN, [Report in Norwegian] Report 2021:2
• Wang, J., H. Hennig-Schmidt, T. Iversen and G. Godager, (2020): Are patient-regarding preferences stable? Evidence from a laboratory experiment with physicians and medical students from different countries, HERO Working Paper
• Ge, G., G. Godager and J. Wang. (2019): Do physicians care about patients' utility? Evidence from an experimental study of treatment choices under demand-side cost sharing, HERO Working Paper
• Cheo, R., G. Ge, G. Godager, R. Liu, Q. Wang and J. Wang, (2018): The effect of a mystery shopper scheme on prescriptions in primary care: Results from a field experiment, HERO Working Paper
• Godager, G. and T. Iversen, (2016): Brukernes erfaringer med fastlegeordningen 2001 - 2015, HERO Working Paper
• Galizzi, Matteo M., T. Tammi, G. Godager, I. Linnosmaa and D.Wiesen, (2015): Provider altruism in health economics, Discussion Paper series 2015:4, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Finland
• Godager, G, H. Hennig-Schmidt, and T. Iversen, (2015): Does performance disclosure influence physicians medical decisions? An experimental study, HERO Working Paper
• Godager, G. and Tor Iversen, (2014): Brukernes erfaringer med fastlegeordningen 2001 - 2012. Trender i bruk, tilgjengelighet og fornøydhet, HERO Working Paper
• Godager, G. and T. Iversen (2013): Empirisk litteratur om sosial ulikhet i bruk av helsetjenester i Norge. Underlagsrapport til Sosial ulikhet i helse: En norsk kunnskapsoversikt. [Report in Norwegian]
• Godager, G., C.A. Ma and T. Iversen, (2012): Competition, Gatekeeping, and Health Care Access, HERO Working Paper
• Selbæk, Vossius, Lurås and Godager, (2012): Resource Use and Disease Course in Dementia (REDIC), HERO Working Paper
• Godager, G. and D. Wiesen, (2011): Profit or Patients' Health Benefit? Exploring the Heterogeneity in Physician Altruism, HERO Working Paper
• Hagen, T.P. Hagen, K.N. Amayu, T. Iversen, G. Godager and H. Øien, (2011): Utviklingen i kommunenes helse- og omsorgstjenester 1986-2010, HERO Working Paper
• Godager, G., T.P. Hagen and T. Iversen, (2011): Omfang og sammensetning av omsorgstjenester i tre nordiske land, HERO Working Paper
• Chen, X. and G Godager, (2011): Development of competition indicators in the Norwegian general practice: Constructing a postal code-specific Herfindahl-Hirschman index applying STATA software, HERO Working Paper
• Godager, G. and S. Grepperud, (2010): Har leger realistiske oppfatninger om tilsynsmyndighetenes bruk av reaksjoner? Rapport fra Helsetilsynet 6/2010
• Godager, G. and T. Iversen, (2010): Brukernes erfaringer med fastlegeordningen 2001 - 2008 - Trender i bruk, tilgjengelighet og fornøydhet, HERO Working Paper
• Godager, G, (2009): Four Empirical Essays on the Market for General Practitioners' Services", Dissertation for the ph.d. degree, HERO Working Paper
• Godager, G. and T. Iversen, (2009): Helsetjenester uten grenser? Om internasjonal handel med helsetjenester og mulige virkninger av internasjonal konkurranse for det norske helsevesenet, HERO Working Paper
• Godager, G. (2009): Birds of a Feather Flock Together: A Study of Doctor-Patient Matching, HERO Working Paper
• Biørn, E. and G. Godager, (2008): Does Quality Influence Choice of General Practitioner? An Analysis of Matched Doctor-Patient Panel Data, HERO Working Paper
• Godager, G.,T. Iversen and H. Lurås, (2007): Fastlegeordningen. Utvikling i bruk, tilgjengelighet og fornøydhet, HERO Working Paper
• Godager, G., C.A. Ma and T. Iversen, (2007): Service Motives and Profit Incentives Among Physicians, HERO Working Paper
• Godager, G. and H. Lurås, (2005): I skyggen av Fastlegeordningen: Hvordan har det gått med det offentlige legearbeidet?, HERO Working Paper
• Godager, G., T. Iversen and H. Lurås, (2005): Utviklingen i fastlegenes listelengder, driftsinntekter og takstbruk, HERO Working Paper
• Godager, G., (2003): Fastlegeordningen og det kommunale legearbeidet - Er det tilfeldig hvilke leger som påtar seg kommunalt legearbeid?, HERO Working Paper